ukase
[yoo-keys, -keyz, yoo-keys, -keyz]
- (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
- any order or proclamation by an absolute or arbitrary authority.
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Origin of ukase
1720–30; < French < Russian ukáz, Old Russian ukazŭ, noun derivative of ukazati to show, indicate, assign, command, equivalent to u- prefix + kazati to show, order
Synonyms
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Related Words
decreeinstructiondirectivepermissioninjunctiondirectionchargeruleregulationmandatelawauthorizationedictannouncementproclamationadvertisementjudgmentdecisionverdictfindingExamples from the Web for ukase
Historical Examples
He gives his reasons in the ukase wherein the change is announced.
The Story of RussiaR. Van Bergen, M.A.
Am I to expect tomorrow your ukase that I give up Scotch and soda or your patronage?
The House of PrideJack London
By an ukase he ordered that all children throughout the country should be educated.
Fred Markham in RussiaW. H. G. Kingston
By this ukase the Russian Empire loses nearly one-half of its territories.
A. D. 2000Alvarado M. Fuller
The protest was heeded by the Czar and the ukase was rescinded.
ukase
- (in imperial Russia) an edict of the tsar
- a rare word for edict
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Word Origin
C18: from Russian ukaz, from ukazat to command
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Word Origin and History for ukase
n.
1729, "decree issued by a Russian emperor," from Russian ukaz "edict," from ukazat' "to show, decree," from Old Church Slavonic ukazati, from u-, intensive prefix, + kazati "to show, order," which is related to the first element of Casimir.
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